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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-4630-KY affected Barren County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tornado
DR-4630-KY
Declared
Dec 12, 2021
DR
Public assistance
$386K
Project obligations
Registrations
160
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$155K
Utilities$123K
Debris Removal$94K
Management Costs$13K
Total PA obligated$386K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$83K
Renter-approved dollars$21K
Intake IHP dollars$209K
Validated phase 2 dollars$209K
Tracked registrations160
About this declaration

What DR-4630-KY means

DR-4630-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Barren County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting Dec 10, 2021 through Dec 11, 2021. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tornado.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Barren County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.